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Intra-African trade can catalyze investment and foster growth

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: As growth in developed markets such as Europe, China and North Africa continue to stagnate, greater regional integration in Africa, amongst all role players, is needed to capitalize on the continent’s growth potential. This is according to Hennie Heymans, CEO of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, who says that when comparing intra-regional trade statistics, Africa’s rates are amongst the lowest in the world, with less than 20% of…

An African Telecom Success Frays Amid Record Fine in Nigeria

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: Phuthuma Nhleko spent more than a decade building MTN Group Ltd. into Africa’s biggest wireless operator by rushing into markets few rivals would touch, from Syria to Afghanistan to South Sudan. Now his appetite for risk has come back to haunt him, and shareholders are calling for a different approach. The drawbacks of the aggressive style became apparent in October, when Nigeria slapped the company with a $5.2 billion fine —…

Tiger Sees South Africa Consumers Stressed as Costs Climb

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: Tiger Brands Ltd. said the risk of higher inflation will place pressure on South African consumers as the nation’s biggest food producer is raising prices to try to offset costs following record corn prices. Headline earnings per share from continuing operations, which exclude one-time items, were 9.78 rand ($0.62) in the six months ended March 31 from 9.75 rand a year earlier, the Johannesburg-based company said in a statement Tuesday. Tiger…

Old Mutual’s Asset Management Unit Attracts Possible Buyers

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: Old Mutual Plc, Africa’s largest insurer, said it has been approached by companies interested in buying a stake in its U.S.-based fund management unit. “Old Mutual confirms that it has received approaches from third parties to acquire its stake,” in OM Asset Management Plc, the London-based insurer said in a statement on Tuesday. There’s no certainty that the interest will lead to a purchase, it said. The company plans to split…

South Africa Prosecutor Plans to Appeal Zuma Graft Case Ruling

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority said it will ask for permission to appeal the High Court’s ruling that found that its decision to drop a corruption case against President Jacob Zuma seven years ago was wrong. The request to have the Supreme Court of Appeals review the judgment, which opened the way for 783 charges to be reinstated against Zuma, was because of legal reasons and hadn’t been discussed with Zuma’s…

MTN Slumps After Nigeria Suspends Talks on $3.9 Billion Fine

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Johannesburg, South Africa, Capital Markets in Africa: MTN Group Ltd. shares fell after Nigeria suspended talks about a $3.9 billion fine on the South African mobile-phone company while the country’s House of Representatives completes an investigation into the nature of the penalty. The stock declined as much as 2.9 percent, the most since May 12, and traded 1.5 percent lower at 126.50 rand as of 10:23 a.m. in Johannesburg, valuing the company at 233 billion rand ($15 billion)….

Nigeria | Violent Struggle Over Oil and Money Rattles Global Energy Market

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LAGOS, Nigeria, Capital Markets in Africa: After years of relative peace, militants are again blowing up the pipelines that criss-cross the mangrove swamps of Nigeria’s Niger River delta, reducing oil output to the lowest in almost three decades and fueling a rally in global crude prices. The resurgent conflict in Africa’s largest economy has a long history, interweaving corruption and poverty with regional rivalries and presidential politics, but at its core is money. Between 2006 and…

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